Two-wheeled vehicle



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J. WESELY. TWO WHBELED VEHICLE.

(No Model.)

No. 310,760. Patented Jan. 13,1885.

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JOHN VVESELY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TWO WHEELED VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 310,760, dated January13, 1885.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN \VEsELY, residing at Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, and a citizen of the United States, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Sulkies, of which thefollowing is a full description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure l is a side view with the near wheel removed;Fig. 2, aplan view of one side; Figs. 3, 4, and 5, details.

The object of this invention is to relieve the body or seat of thesulky, which is mounted on elliptic or other springs supporting the bodydirect from the axle, of what is called the horse-motion, or theup-and-down movement of the thills when in use; and its nature consistsin the several parts and combinations of parts hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed as new.

In the drawings, A indicates the axle; B,

the wheels; C, the body, box, or seat; D,

elliptic springs; E, thills; a, spring; I), clip with pivot-bolt for therear end of the spring V a; c, pivoted bracket for the front end of thespring; d, bracket or coupling for connecting the rear ends of theshafts with the spring; 6 e, cushions; f, pivot; bolts for connectingthe front end of the box or body with the thills.

The axle A, wheels 13, box 0, and springs Dmay be made in the ordinaryform, and the body C may be simply a seat or a complete body, as shown,or of any other convenient form, and the spring D may be attached to thebody and clipped to the axle in any ordi nary or well-known way. Thethills E are of the ordinary form, and are pivoted to the front end ofthe body at f, and extend back into or through the coupling or bracket(1. As shown, the pivot f passes through the thill, but it may be placedbelow the thill by the use of a suitable casting applied for thatpurpose; or the bracket 0 may be enlarged and so formed as to be usedfor that purpose, as well as for the attachment of the front end of thespring, and an ordinary cross-bar for connecting the shafts or thillsand attaching the whiffletree is to be applied in front of the box C,inv the usual manner. The coupling or bracket 01 is made as shown atFig. 4, and it is provided with a cushion, e, which is located betweenthe end of the thill and a spring, a, which gives the end of the shaftan elastic support and prevents rattling; and in order to furtherprevent rattling an additional rubber spring or cushion, 0, may belocated within this coupling below the spring; but ordinarily it willnot be necessary, as the cushion or spring 0 will hold the spring adown. The bracket or clip I) is formed as shown at Fig. 3, and is usedfor attaching the elliptic spring 1) to the body C, and is provided atits side with a pin or arm for attaching the rear end of the spring a toit. The pinsf, which form the pivots of the shafts, may be made in the 7form shown at Fig. 5, or they may be formed on the ends of a rod passingentirely through or across the body, so as to make both of one piece orrod of iron. The bracket 0 is simply a plate provided with ears forreceiving and holding the pivot-bolt by which the front end of thespring a is attached to the thill. These brackets or couplings may beattached by means of screws or bolts, as shown, or by clips, as may bepreferred. The spring a is a simple bar of spring-steel, with its endsbent around to form eyes for the pivots b c, and it passes through thecoupling or bracket d, as shown, and, as shown, it has a double curve,which form I prefer; but it is evident that its action or operation willbe substantially the same if it is made nearly straight or other ordifferent curve or curves are given to it. By this arrangement theweight of the body C and of the persons riding is mainly carried by theelliptic springs D, and the horse relieved therefrom, while a sufficientportion to give the vehicle steadiness is carried through the pivots fon the springs c,- and as the shafts are pivoted to the body at f andconnected with the springs a between their ends, these springs a takeoff what is called horse-motion, and the body C is thus maintained in aneasy steady position.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

-1. The combination of the vehicle --body,

the pivoted thill, the front and rear brackets, 0 and b, theintermediate bracket, (Z, con-- neeted with the thill, and the spring a,conneeted at its ends, respectively, with the front 5 and rear brackets,and between its ends with the intermediate bracket, substantially asdescribed.

2. The bracket (Z, having the cushion e, in combination with the shaft Eand spring a, substantially as set forth.

J OHN \VESELY.

\Vitnesses:

ALBERT H. ADAMS, H ARRY T; J ONES.

